ipa’

English: Translation

lie in wait; ambush; waylay

English: Definition

To conceal oneself at a chosen place and remain there while waiting for a person or animal to approach, usually in order to surprise, intercept, seize, confront, or attack the target. The defining feature is “concealed waiting before the encounter”. The actor generally stays in position and allows the target to approach.

Part of Speech

verb

Example Sentence

Inipa’an ni Dyislapid yo sambay nyo sexed niya ag binaid sagked naotsan.

English: Example Sentence

Dyislapid lied-in-wait for his wife’s paramour and hacked him dead.

Notes

Semantic Domain

Concealment; Conflict; Hunting; Strategic movement

Example Sentence

Inipa’an ni Dyslapid yo sambay nyo sexed niya ag binaid sagked naotsan.

Example Translation

“Dyslapid lay in wait for his wife’s paramour and hacked him to death.”

Morphology

inipa’an < -in- + ipa’ + -an; perfective construction profiling the person, route, place, or circumstance toward which the concealed waiting was directed.

The exact voice label should remain provisional until the project’s analysis of -an constructions is applied consistently across the paradigm.

Semantic Note

The attack, capture, or confrontation is a likely purpose or outcome, but it is not the lexical core. A person may ipa’ without successfully attacking or capturing the target.

Compare

ipa’ — hide in one place and wait for the target to approach;
ikap — move quietly toward the target;
le-em — hide or keep out of sight generally;
ekleb — lower the body by crouching;
dagesE’ — rush suddenly upon a target;
domog — attack or assault generally.

Related Entries

ikap; le-em; ekleb; dagesE’; domog

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Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)

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